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.No. 513,443. Patented Jan. 23, 1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. RYBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,443, dated January23, 1894.

Application filed December 12,1892. Serial No. 454,940. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. RYBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi nois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same. reference being badto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which Figure 1is a front elevation, partly in section. Fig. 2,is-a cross-section. Fig.3, isatop or plan view of the operating mechanism,and Fig. 4 is a frontelevation of the operating mechanism. Fig. 5 is a detail of the totalregister mechanism and Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view to more clearlyshow the catches for engaging and holding the money drawer in its closedposition.

It is desirable for an operative cash register that the unlocking of thecash drawer, the throwing of the cash drawer open, the ringing of thealarm bell, the dropping of the precedingindication, the adding up ofthe amount of the sale, the registering of the amount of the sale, andthe locking of the register after each sale, should all be accomplishedby the movement of the operating key, and the objects of this inventionare to enable the several operations depending on the movement of thekey to be accurately and positively performed; to simplify theconstruction and operation of the register mechanism; to improve theconstruction and relation between the registering keys and theregistering mechanism, and have the movement of each key to its limitpositively operate the display numeral for each key; to improve themechanism for exhibiting the numeral; toinsure a positive lock of thenumerals against any return; to insure a stop of the enumeration in caseof any slipping of any key, and have the complete enumeration on thefull throw of the key; to enable the display numeral to be ,held in viewafter each registration and until the next registration, and to improvegenerally the construction and operation of' the register as awhole; andits nature consists in the several parts and combination of partshereinafter described and pointed outin the claims as new.

A represents the inclosing case, formed of a and a bottom a arranged toform a casing,

as shown, or of any other suitable form to receive the registeringmechanism and secure such mechanism against being tampered with.

B is a division plate, between which and the bottom a is the space forthe money drawer, and extending from the front a to the division plateB, at each end, is a guard or end piece b, which can be omitted, ifdesired.

C, are the key levers, each lever having a head or finger piece 0' witha numeral thereon, andthese key levers, as shown are arranged in threeseries, each series having nine key levers, with numerals for the leversfrom 1 to 9 inclusive, and one series of levers registers units, anotherseries tens, and the other series hundreds, or such other enumeration asmay be desired. The key levers C extend inside of the casing A, and thefinger pieces or heads 0, lie outside of the casing and the body of thelevers C passes through slots 0 in the front a, which slots limit thethrow of the levers, in the arrangement shown.

D is a rod, extending from end to end of the case A, and supported inthe end walls a of such case, or in any othersuitable manner, and uponthis rod D are mounted the key levers 0, each key lever having a hub orbearing d on each side so as to give a firm bearing for the levers onthe rod.

E, E, E are the counting frames or arms co-acting with the key levers, acounting frame or arm being provided for each series of keys. Eachcounting frame is formed of end bars and a front bar, and the front bareis arranged in a series of steps, such steps being nine in numberanddecreasingin distance as they approach the mounted end of the frame orarm, and the longest step is the one which co-acts with the key leverhaving the numeral 1 thereon, by which means the movement of this levermoves the number frame or arm the least distance, and the distance inthe movement of the number frame or arm is proportionately increased foreach increase in the numeral.

F, F, and F are the racks for the number frames or arms E, E, E a rackbeing provided for each frame or arm. Each rack has a series of cogs orteeth f, and, as shown, one end of the rack is formed with orsecured tothe frame or arm end bar, and the other end is formed with or secured toan arm F extending down to the carrying shaft H, and the parts E, F, andF can be cast or formed in a single piece, or be made of separate piecesunited one to the other.

G, G and G are shafts, each shaft having a pinion or cog-wheel g whichmeshes with the cogs'orteeth of the rack F, a wheel g being provided foreach rack, so that with the movement of the rack .its shaft will berotated. These shafts G, G, G operate a total register, by means ofwhich the complete sales can be told.

H is a shaft, extending from end to end across the casing A and mountedin the end walls a of such casing, or supported in some other suitablemanner, and on this shaft is mounted the numbering frames or arms andtheir racks, and as shown, each frame or arm has its mounted end hub orhearing it mounted on the shaft H, so that each frame or arm is free toturn on the supporting shaft H.

I is a connecting rod or bar, one for eachframe or arm E, and each bar Ihas a slot 2" which receives a pin 2' on the end bar of the frame E, andconnects the rod or bar I with its frame so as to allow of lost motionand a dropping of the frame E without carrying with it the connectingbar or rod 1.

J, J, J, are racks, each having on its connecting face cogs or teeth j,and these racks J, J, J are connected with the frames or arms E, E, E,by the bar or rod I through a pin '5 on the arm j of the rack frame, sothat with the upwardthrow of either arm or frame E, E, or E itscompanion rack J, J, J ,will be raised. The racks are each supported bya frame formed of arms j 7' which arms are joined at a common center andare supported on the shaft so as to be freein rising and falling. I

K is the shaft, on which is mounted the racks J, J, J and, as shown,each rack has a hub or bearing 70, by means of which the racks aremounted so as to be free to rise and I fall, and extending out from eachhub is an arm is having a pin or other attachment for one end of thecoil spring 7t, the other end of which is attached to the back a of thecase A, or otherwise, which spring is for the purpose of returning therack after each upward throw.

L is a shaft on which is mounted pinions or cog-wheels Z, one for eachrack J, and meshing with the cogs or levers j of its rack.

M is the registering or indicating wheel for the units series of keys; Mthe registering or indicating wheel for the tens series of keys.

M is the registering or indicating wheel for the hundreds series ofkeys. Each wheel is mounted on a sleeve or collar Z, which turns on ashaft L, and each sleeve or collar has secured thereto a pinion orcog-wheel Zto engage with the racks J, J, J for the respectiveregistering wheels M, M, M. Each registering wheel has on its face 4% aseries of numbers running from 0 to 9, and these numbers are broughtinto view by the depression of the registering key having acorresponding prevent any backwaid drop of such frame,

in the event of an incomplete operation of the key, or from other cause,by which a full registration is not completed.

0 is a shaft extending across the casing A from end to end, and suitablysupported in the end walls a or otherwise, and on this,

shaft is secured by hubs M, the stops N, and secured to this shaft byahub 0', is an arm 0, which arm moves with the shaft 0.

P is a stop or arm connected with the arm 0 of the shaft 0, by a link p,pivoted at its ends to the arm 0 and the arm P, and this arm P dropsthrough an opening qin the division plate B, and is engaged by a rod orpin 19 carried by the money drawer. p

Q is a pin, on which the arm P is secured or mounted, which pin isfastened to one end wall, a and lies-above and clear of the drawer,

or otherwise.

R is an arm having an upward turned end 0" and located for the arm tolie over the rear end of the money drawer, when closed.

S is a shaft, on which is mounted or secured the arm R, which shaft hasits bearings in suitable supports extending up from the bottom (t of thecase, or otherwise, and the hub or center by which the arm R is mountedon the shaft S has an extension or projection s.

'1 are shafts extending fore and aft of the casing, a shaft beingprovided for each series of keys S, and which shaft has thereon acam oreccentric 25.

U are sliding plates, one for each series of keys 0, each plate having aseries of slots u for the passage of the body of the key, and each slottthas an inclined portion it against which the body of the key. strikesto move the plate U endwise, and the plate U is returned to its normalposition on the return of a key by the spring u. Each plate has slots yto receive a pin y projecting out from the fronta of the casting forholding the plate in position, and allow each plate to have a freemovement endwise through the action of the key levers 0. Each plateU hasan opening or recess t to receive the pint on the shaft T, so as topartly rotate ,the shaft T by the end movement of the plate U.

. V, is a rod or shaft, having at each end a crank and supported at theends in the side walls a of the casing, or in any other suitable manner,and each crank portion has projecting out therefrom a pin 1) in thearrangement shown. This rod V lies above the cams or eccentrics t of therods T, so that with the turning of either rod T its eccentric 25 willbe raised, raising the main or body portion of the rod V.

W is a bar pivoted at its upper end to an IIO arm 00, and having itslower end provided with a projection 10 which lies directly over the rodV, so that with the raising of the rod V the bar WV will be lifted.

X is a shaft, supported at its inner ends in the end walls of the casingA,and having secured thereto by a hub the arm 6, and this rod or shaft Xalso has secured thereto by suitable hubs, dogs or catches as, one foreach pinion Z, each dog engaging with its pinion and holding the pinionagainst turning eX- cept as the rod or shaft X, is rocked by lifting thebar \V.

Y is the money drawer, located in the space between the bottom a and thedivision plate B, and at the rear end of the money drawer Y is a bell Ythe hammer of which is operated by the engagement of a catch y with acatch 3 on the division plate B, as shown in Fig. 2.

Z is a spring for throwing the money drawer open, with the operation ofthe registering mechanism, by the depression of a key, and the drawer isheld closed by hooks engaging with the rear edge of the drawer and 0pera-ted by the lifting of the rod V, through the connecting links t"running from the pins 0 to the hooks .2, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. Eachkey 0, after a depression of its outer end which lifts or raises itsinner end, is returned to its normal position by a spring 0, one end ofthe spring being attached to a rod extending across the casing A, andthe other end of the spring 0 being attached to a pin on the key lever,and each number frame or arm E is returned to its normal position, afterbeing raised through the action of a lever key by a spring e", one endof which is attached to a rod extending across the keys and the otherend is attached to apin on the frame or arm E.

Each rod G, G, and G has at one end a total register formed of a ratchet1, rigidly affixed to the shaft and having ten teeth, and on each shaftoutside of the ratchet 1 is a larger ratchet 2, mounted loosely on theshaft with the teeth running in the opposite direc tion from the teethof the ratchet 1, and this ratchet 2, is operated from the ratchet 1 bya pawl 3, pivoted to the ratchet 2 and engaging the ratchet 1, and theratchet 2 is held against return with the shaft G by a pawl or catch 4,pivoted to the side wall of the casing A. The location of the totalregister formed by the ratchets 1, and 2, is shown in Fig. l, and theconstruction of the ratchet, is shown in Fig. 5, and the samearrangement of ratchet is provided for the shafts G, G On the outer faceof each ratchet 2 are numbers from O to 9, and on the other side is apin which engages with the next larger ratchet, so that every time thefirst operated ratchet makes one complete revolution it will move thenext ratchet forward one tooth, thereby making a total re ister for allsales corresponding with the amount registered by the numbering wheelsduring the several operations of such wheels.

The key levers (J of each series have their main or body portion lyingwithin the casing A in the same plane, but their acting ends arearranged to have one set of the heads or finger pieces he one above theother, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 2, by which arrangement economyof space is had. Thenumber frames or arms E, when in their normal position rest on the keylevers, as shown in Fig. 2, and the steps for the several numbers are incontact with the corresponding number key lever, so that the forcingdown of a key lever operates on the proper space of the number frame orarm. The rack operated from the number frame or arm is set to correspondwith the number frame or arm, so that the raising of the frame or armwill raise the rack to an extent corresponding to the lift of the frameor arm, and such raising is had through the connecting bar 1.

The rod T for each series of key levers is mounted at one end in thesliding plates U, so that with the depression of the key lever thesliding plateU will be moved, and through the engagement of theprojection 1*. rock the shaft T and through the cam 6 lift the rod V,which raises the rod V and rocks the shaft X to lift the pawl w, and thelifting of the rod V also lifts the hooks releasing the drawer Y for thespring Z to throw the drawer open The opening of the drawer rings thebell Y through the engagement of the projection y and g and with theopening of the drawer the arm P drops releasing the stop N for the stepsat to engage the pin it.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing descriptionand briefly is as follows :The operator pressing on anyone of the headsor finger pieces 0' throws down the outer end of the key lever forsuchfinger piece, raising the inner end of the key lever, and by theengagement of the lever with its step of the frame or arm E, raises sucharm and with it the rack F, which rack through the mesh of its cogsfwith the cogs of the pinion 9 turns the shaft G to a correspondingnumber of cogs equal to the number on the key lever O which has beenpressed down and the turning of the shaft G operates the total registerat the end of such shaft. The lifting or raising of the frame or arm Ethrough the engagement of the pin t' with the end of the slot 2" raisesthe rod or bar I, which raises the rack J a distance equal to thedistance traveled by the rack F, and such raising of the rack J throughthe engaging of its cogs j with the pinion Z turns the sleeve .1 on theshaft L, and turns the numbering wheel M correspondingly bringing intoview at the sight opening the number on the key lever which wasdepressed. The release of the key lever allows the spring 0' to act andreturn the lever to its normal position, and at the same time the springc acts and returns the frame or arm E to its normal position, but suchreturn of the frame or arm with the rack F does not return the rack J asthe pin 1' is depression of another key lever O, the sliding h plate UOperates the shaft '1 lifting the arm V which lifts the bar W, rockingthe shaft X and raising the dog or pawl 00 from engagement with thepinion I, when the rack J falls by gravity displacing the number whichwas displayed on the register wheel M, after the display of the newnumber registered by the depression of the next key lever O, and inorder to insure a return of the rack J the spring k" is attached tothearm 10, by which means a positive return of the rack J is assured,and such return is had with the operation of the key lever for the nextnumber registered. The depression of a key lever and raising of an arm Eraises the pin it so that the catch or stop N is free to tip forward forits step n to engage with the pin n to lock the key levers, so that if akey lever is not fully depressed, a false registration is not likely tobe made, because the operator can observe, before closing the moneydrawer, if a mistake has been made by insufiicient depression of a keylever, and if so the latter can be fully depressed by the operator. Themain purpose of these devices is to give the operator an opportunity tonotice and correct mistakes before closing the mon y drawer. Thedepression of a key lever through the lifting of the rod V, releases thedrawer, as already described. The projection to on the bar Wnormallylies over the rod V and is in position to be engaged by that bar when itis raised by the cam 15, which cam is operated by the depression of anyof the register keys. The result is that when a register key is operatedthe rod V is lifted, lifting the bar W and releasing the pinion Z. Whenthe drawer is opened the rod R falls and the lug 5 moves into contactwith the lower end of the rod W, moving it laterally sufliciently tomove the projection to out of line with the rod V. If now the registerkeys are operated, the rod V will be moved upward but will not engagethe projection to, and consequently will not lift the pawl w and releasethe pinion Z. The register wheel or purchase indicator M will thereforeremain looked as long as the drawer is open. When the drawer is closedits rear edge engages the arm R and lifts such arm, which is dropped bythe withdrawal of the drawer, and with the lifting of the arm R the stop8 which holds the rod or barW out of engagement with the rod V, iswithdrawn, allowing the barW to return to its normal po sition for thepawl 00 to lock the registering wheel or purchase indicator M until theoperation of the next key lever, and with the return of the drawer thearm P is lifted by the pin 1) raising the arm 0 through the link 19,which lifts the stop N clear of the pin it so that the arm E and rack Fare free to be returned with the return of the key lever 'C, andthesemovements will be had with the operation of each keylever, so thata registration is made and the drawer is locked and remains locked untilthe next operation, the whole being dependent on the movement of eachkey lever. The pressing down of one of the-heads or finger pieces 0'carries down the outer end of the key lever for such finger piece, andthe first orinitial movement forces the sliding plateU sidewise turningor rocking shaft T through the pin t and cam or eccentrict and with thismovement of the slid- 8o ing plate U and shaft T the crank rod V israised by the cam which raises the bar W by the catch w, rocking theshaft X and raising the dog or pawl 00 from engagement with the pinionZ, releasing the rack J which falls by gravity and the action of thespringk",turning all the indicating wheels M, M, M", to zero. Thelifting of the crank rod V by the cam or eccentric t, through the links0' raises the hooks Z, releasing the drawer for the spring Z to force orthrow the drawer open. When the drawer is thrown open, arm R falls bygravity, or a spring may be employed, carrying with it the pins whichthrows the bar W out of connection with rod V, thereby making 5 .itimpossible to release the indicators, or destroy the indication, untilthe drawer is closed. By this arrangement an effectual guard against anyfalse registration is had, as it is impossible to throw out oneindication withtoo out returning all indicating wheels .to zero. By theopening of the drawer the arm P is released from pin or rod 10' andfalls by gravity or by a spring, so that stop N is free to tip forwardfor its steps to engage with pin n :05 e

as hereinbefore explained. The depression of a key lever to the end of aslot craises the inner end of the key lever and by the engagement of thelever with the frame or arm E raises such arm and with it the rack F ITO which rack through the mesh of its cogs f with the cogs of pinion g,turns the shaft Ga corresponding number of cogs equal to the number onthe keylever C which is being pressed and the turning of shaft Goperates [15 the total register at the end of such rod. The lifting orraising of the frame or arm E through the engagement of the pint' withthe end'of the slot 2" raises the rod or barI which raises the rack J adistance equal to the dis- 12o tance traveled by the rack F and suchraising of the rack J, through the engagement of its cogs j with thepinion lturns the sleeve Z on the shaft L, and turns the indicatingwheel M correspondingly bringing into view at the 12- 5 front openingFig. 1, the number of the key lever depressed. The release of the keylever allows the spring 0 to act and return the lever to its normalposition.- The closing of the drawer raises the arm P, by the pin p 1 0which through the connecting rod or link 19, lifts the arm 0 of theshaft 0, removing the stop N from pin a which allows the spring 6" toact and return the frame E to its normal position, but such return ofthe frame or arm with the rack F does not return the rack J as the pin 1descends in the slot 2' so that the rack J remains in its raisedposition retaining the indicating wheel M, with its display numeral inposition until the next operation. The closing of the drawer raises armR to its normal position and with such return the rod or bar V bygravity or by a spring falls or is brought to rest against and upon rodV so that with the next operation the indication is thrown out bylifting the rod V which raises the rod and through the arm on rocks theshaftX thereby lifting pawl as out of engagement with the gear or pinionZ and releasing the spring I which returns the rack J to its normalposition. Each dog or pawl so has a hub or bearing so as to steady it onthe shaft and each hub has a slot in which a pin operates so that whenthe arm a2 rocks the shaft it lifts the dog or pawl out of engagementand when the bar W is thrown out of connection with rod V the pawls restagainst the cogs of pinion Z, thereby allowing each pawl to pass overthe cogs without moving shaft X.

The stopsN for the counting frames or arms E, E, E are secured totheshaft O on which is the arm 0 which arm moves with the shaft. Eachstop has its hub or bearing mounted on the shaft so that each stop isfree to turn on the supporting shaft 0, and each hub has a slot n toreceive pin n projecting out from shaft 0 for raising the stop, andallowing each stop to have a free movement toward the counting bar Ewhen drawer is open.

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination in a cash-register, of a series of key levers, anumber frame or arm, having a series of engaging faces arranged insteps, one for each key lever, a segmental rack carried by each frame orarm, a pinion operated by the segmental rack, a register-shaft operatedby the pinion, a second segmental rack, a purchase indicator, having itsshaft provided with a pinion which is operated by the second segmentalrack, and a connecting rod or bar pivoted to the latter,and having-aloose connection with the segmental rack of the number frame or arm,substantially as described.

2. The combination in a cash-register, of a series of key levers, anumber frame or arm, having a series of engaging faces arranged insteps, one for each key lever, a segmental rack carried by each frame orarm, a pinion operated by the segmental rack, a register-shaft operatedby the pinion, a second segmental rack, a purchase indicator, having itsshaft provided with a pinion, which is operated by the said secondsegmental rack, a connecting bar or red pivoted to the latter, andhaving a pin and slot connection with the segmental rack of the numberframe or arm, a dog engaging the pinion on the shaft of the purchaseindicator, and devices operated by the key levers for disengaging thedog from the pinion, substantially as described.

The combination in a cash register, of a series of key levers, a numberframe or arm elevated by the depression of a key lever, and having aseries of engaging faces arranged in steps, one for each key lever, asegmental rack carried by and moving with the number frame or arm, aregister shaft geared to said segmental rack, a second segmental rack,'aconnecting bar connecting the number frame or arm and the secondsegmental rack for elevating the latter in unison with the elevation ofthe number frame or arm, and means whereby the latter may descendindependent of said second rack, substantially as described.

4. The combination in a cash register, of a series of key levers, anumber frame or arm elevated by the depression of a key lever, andhaving a series of engaging faces arrangedin steps, one for each keylever, a segmental rack carried by and moving with the number frame orarm, a register shaft geared to said segmental rack, a second segmentalrack, a purchase indicator geared to the second segmental rack, aconnecting bar pivoted to the second segmental rack and looselyconnected with the number frame or arm for elevating the secondsegmental rack in unison with the elevation of the number arm or frame,and permitting the latter to descend independent of said secondsegmental rack, substantially as described.

5. The combination in a cash register, of a series of key levers, anumber frame or arm elevated by the depression of a keylever, and havinga series of engaging faces arranged in steps, one for each key lever, asegmental rack carried by and moving with the number frame or arm, asecond segmental rack elevated by the action of and in unison with thenumber frame or arm as the latter ascends, and means whereby the numberframe or arm may descend independent of said second rack, substantiallyas described.

6. The combination in a cash register, of a series of keylevers, apivoted, swinging number frame or arm having a rack and a series ofengaging faces arranged in steps, one for each key lever a pinionengaging the rack of the number frame or arm, and a pivoted swingingstop for engaging the number frame or arm, substantially as described.

7. The combination in a cash register, of a series of key levers, apivoted, swinging number frame or arm having a rack and a series ofengaging faces arranged in steps, one for each key lever, a pin on theframe or arm, a pinion engaging the rack of the number frame or arm, anda pivoted swinging stop having a series of steps for engaging the pin onthe frame or arm, substantially as described.

8. The combination in a cash register, of a series of key levers, anumber frame or arm having a series of engaging faces arranged in steps,one for each key lever, a stop for engaging the number frame or arm, anda stop for the cash drawer actuated by the stop of the numberframe orarm, substantially as described.

9. The combination in a cash-register, of a series of key levers, anumber frame or arm, a segmental rack actuated from the frame or arm, apinion engaged by the segmental rack, a purchase indicator operated fromthe pinion, a dog engaging the pinion and locking the purchase indicatorafter each registration, a rock-shaft carrying the dog, a verticallymoving lifting bar for turning the rockshaft to raise the dog, a rod orshaft for moving the lifting bar upward, and devices actuated by a keylever to operate said rod or shaft, substantially as described.

10. The combination in a cash-register, of a series of key levers, anumber frame or arm, a segmental rack actuated from the frame or arm, apinion engaged by the segmental rack, a purchase indicator operated fromthe pinion, a dog engaging the pinion and locking the purchase indicatorafter each registration, a rock-shaft carrying the dog, a verticallymoving lifting bar for turning the rockshaft to raise the dog, anoscillatory rod or shaft for moving the lifting bar upward, a shafthaving a cam which acts upon the oscillatory rod or shaft for raisingthe said lifting bar, and a device operated by the key levers forturning the cam shaft, substantially as described.

11. The combination, in a cash register, of a series of key levers, anumber frame or arm, a segmental rack actuated from the frame or arm, apinion engaged with the segmental rack, a purchase indicator operated bythe pinion, a dog engaging the pinion and locking the purchase indicatorafter each registration, a rock shaft carrying the dog, a lifting barturning the rock shaft, a crank rod raising the lifting bar, and a camrod engaging the crank rod and operated by'the depression of a keylever, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

12. The combination,in a cash register, of a series of key levers, apurchase indicator operated from the key levers, a dog holding thepurchase indicator after each registration, a rock shaft carrying thedog, a lifting bar rocking the shaft, a crank rod raising the liftingrod, a cam rod raising the crank rod, and a sliding plate turning thecam rod, and operated by depressing a key lever, substantially as andfor the purposes specified.

13. The combination in acash register, of a series of key levers, apurchase indicator actuated by the key levers, a retaining pawl or lockfor locking the purchase indicator, devices actuated by the depressionof a key lever to release the retaining pawl or look and permit thepurchase indicator to operate, a cash drawer, and. devices which preventoperation of the pawl or lock when the cash drawer is opened andoperated by the closing movement of the cash drawer to set the pawl orlock-actuating devices for releasing the purchase indicator when a keyis depressed, substantially as described.

14. The combination, in a cash register, of a series of key levers, apurchase indicator actuated from the key levers, a retaining pawl orlook for the purchase indicator, a lifting bar raising the pawl or look,a crank rod raising the lifting bar, an arm engaging the lifting bar andswinging it out of engagement with the crank rod, and a shoe engaged bythe cash drawer and moving the arm back to normal position,substantiallyas and for the purposes specified.

15. The combination, in a cash register, of a series of key levers, acounting frame or arm having a series of steps, one for each key 1ever,a segmental rack carried by the frame or arm, a second segmental rack,and a slotted connecting bar between the frame or arm and the secondsegmental rack, for operating both racks at the same time, andpermitting the frame or arm and its rack to return without returning thesecond rack, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

16. The combination, in a cash register, of a series of key lovers, acounting frame or arm having a series of steps, one for each key lever,a segmental rack carried by the frame or arm, a total register operatedfrom the said rack, a second segmental rack, a slotted connecting barbetween the frame or arm and the second segmental rack, and a purchaseindicator operated from the second segmental rack, substantially as andfor the purposes specified.

17. The combination,in a cash register, of a series of key levers, acounting frame or arm having a series'of steps, one for each key lever,a segmental rack carried by the frame or arm, a total register operatedby said segmental rack, a second segmental rack, aslotted connecting barbetween the frame or arm and the second segmental rack, a purchaseindicator operated from the second segmental rack, a retaining pawl orlook for the purchase indicator, and a release for the pawl or lookoperated by the opening of the money drawer 011 the depression of a keylever to register a sale, substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

18. The combination in a cash-register, of a series of key levers, acounting frame, having a series of steps, one for each key lover, a stopfor each counting frame, a cash-drawer, a hook for engaging thecash-drawer, a rod or shaft connected with the hook, a cam or eccentricfor operating the rod or shaft to release the hook from engagement withthe drawer, and devices operated by the key levers to turn the cam oreccentric which operates the said rod or shaft, substantially asdescribed.

CHARLES J. RYBERG.

Witnesses:

O. W. Bonn, S. E. HURLBUT.

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